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DHRSX, A Novel Non-Classical Secretory Protein Associated With Starvation Induced Autophagy

Guoying Zhang1,2, Yang Luo1,2, Ge Li1,2, Lanlan Wang1,2, Daxiang Na1,2, Xiaotong Wu1,2, Yingmei Zhang1,2, Xiaoning Mo1,2, Lu Wang1,2✉

1. Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
2. Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China

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Zhang G, Luo Y, Li G, Wang L, Na D, Wu X, Zhang Y, Mo X, Wang L. DHRSX, A Novel Non-Classical Secretory Protein Associated With Starvation Induced Autophagy. Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(9):962-970. doi:10.7150/ijms.9529. https://www.medsci.org/v11p0962.htm
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Abstract

Dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) X-linked (DHRSX) is a novel human gene without any substantial functional annotation and was initially cloned and identified in our laboratory. In this study, we present evidence that it encodes a non-classical secretory protein and promotes starvation induced autophagy. Using the Baf.A1 assay and N-terminal sequencing, we showed that DHRSX is secreted in a non-classical form. We expressed and purified a recombinant human GST-DHRSX fusion protein. Functional studies revealed that HeLa and U2OS cells overexpressing DHRSX or treated with the GST-DHRSX fusion protein exhibited higher levels of starvation-induced autophagy, resulting in increased endogenous LC3-II levels, a punctate GFP-LC3 distribution, and structures associated with autophagy, with a lower accumulation of autophagy substrates such as p62 and polyQ80. Accordingly, knockdown of endogenous DHRSX through specific siRNAs reduced LC3-II levels obviously in U2OS cells induced by starvation. Collectively, these results demonstrate that DHRSX is a novel non-classical secretory protein involved in the positive regulation of starvation induced autophagy and provide a new avenue for research on this protein family and autophagy regulation.

Keywords: Autophagy, DHRSX, Non-classical secretory protein, Novel gene


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Zhang, G., Luo, Y., Li, G., Wang, L., Na, D., Wu, X., Zhang, Y., Mo, X., Wang, L. (2014). DHRSX, A Novel Non-Classical Secretory Protein Associated With Starvation Induced Autophagy. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 11(9), 962-970. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.9529.

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Zhang, G.; Luo, Y.; Li, G.; Wang, L.; Na, D.; Wu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Mo, X.; Wang, L. DHRSX, A Novel Non-Classical Secretory Protein Associated With Starvation Induced Autophagy. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014, 11 (9), 962-970. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.9529.

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Zhang G, Luo Y, Li G, Wang L, Na D, Wu X, Zhang Y, Mo X, Wang L. DHRSX, A Novel Non-Classical Secretory Protein Associated With Starvation Induced Autophagy. Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(9):962-970. doi:10.7150/ijms.9529. https://www.medsci.org/v11p0962.htm

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Zhang G, Luo Y, Li G, Wang L, Na D, Wu X, Zhang Y, Mo X, Wang L. 2014. DHRSX, A Novel Non-Classical Secretory Protein Associated With Starvation Induced Autophagy. Int J Med Sci. 11(9):962-970.

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